City States Rising!
Globalism’s associated and accelerating complexity of interconnected crises from migration to terrorism, from pandemics to climate change, define the new context of our 21st-century reality. Unmanaged technological change and an outdated economic ideology compound the already unfair burden these crises impose on global citizens. One need only consider the 18 percent approval rating of the United States Congress, the recent U.S. election, the EU/Euro fiasco, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Turkey (and more) to question whether the Nation State, a 400-year-old response to a different challenge in a different context, is up to the task.
WEBINAR: A Year in CSR: A Look at the Top 10 Trends of 2016
As the year draws to a close, Cone Communications evaluated a years’-worth of corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends to bring you the top 10 trends of 2016. The complimentary webinar presentation will take place January 11, 2017 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST.
Free 3BL Media Webinar Tomorrow, Jan. 4 for Sustainability and CSR Communicators in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Sector
January 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Being recognized for successfully treating disease and sending patients home healthy and happy is no longer enough. Increasingly, top healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies are extending the focus of innovation to their social and environmental footprints.

Join 3BL Media for our next “best practice” webinar, The Prescription for Sustainability and CSR in Healthcare, tomorrow, Jan. 4 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The event is free and will feature a live question and answer session that is open to corporate social responsibility, sustainability and communications professionals from brands and nonprofits.
Consumers Energy to Finish Installing Upgraded Meters in 2017
From Mackinaw City to Monroe, Consumers Energy will have installed 1.8 million new meters across Michigan by the end of 2017. The completion of the five-year statewide project will allow electric customers to track their energy usage more closely online and identify ways to save energy and money.
King Khalid Responsible Competitiveness Award Gala Held in Riyadh
The annual RC Awards Gala was recently held on December 13th, 2016, in Riyadh. Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the annual Gala event honored companies that demonstrated excellence in sustainability performance. Since its inception in 2008, the annual RC Award has been an important driver of improving the social, economic, and environmental performance of companies in the KSA. The King Khalid Awards are the most prestigious awards focused on socially responsible and sustainable practices in Saudi Arabia. They are effective tools for social change and are designed to recognize, encourage and support exceptional achievements by companies, NPOs, and Saudi citizens.
Ways to Cut Down on Waste during the Holidays
During the holidays, Americans generate 25 percent more waste. Nearly 80 percent of that can be recycled. Tracy Skenandore with Republic Services joined 8 News NOW to give us some tips on what can be recycled or reused.
Voya Financial and American College Announce Fourth Quarter Veteran Scholarship Recipient
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today that it has awarded its fourth quarter scholarship, in partnership with the American College of Financial Services, to Nancy Feldman, who aspires to further her career in the life insurance industry. Feldman is the wife of Larry Feldman, a Marine Reconnaissance veteran who returned from serving in Vietnam in 1971 to join the President’s Honor Guard under President Richard Nixon.
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